Shant was born in Sydney, Australia to Armenian parents Sam and Aida. Grew up on the North Shore of Sydney with two older brothers. Attended High school at St Pius X College Chatswood and Our Lady of Dollars Primary School. During this period was involved with extra curricular activities like - Basketball, Soccer, Drama . Starting out in numerous vocal groups led Shant on stage where his love of performance grew, deciding to try his hand at acting as well. As singer/songwriter with RnB duo "Se'Deuce", winning awards for songwriting and finally released debut single "Hello" in 2006 through Tantrum Records. Unfortunately, lost his mother to cancer 5 days after its release. After a break got back into acting.